Welcome to the BEN portal, the National Science Digital Library
(NSDL) Pathway for biological sciences education. The BEN Portal provides
access to education resources from BEN Collaborators and is managed by the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Over 18,482 reviewed resources covering
77 biological sciences topics are
available. BEN resources can help you engage student interest,
shorten lesson preparation time, provide concept updates, and develop
curricula that are in line with national standards for content,
use of animals and humans, and student safety.

Currently, registration is not required in exchange for access to the wealth of information freely available through the BEN Portal. Users retain the option to Register and/or Login to join our community of 11,126 biological science educators. Our privacy policy provides detailed explanation on what information is collected, protected, and used for users desiring to exercise their option of registration.

Collection contains annotated science video and images with
content and language appropriate for K-8 standards-based science. VIDA is meant
to facilitate sharing the excitement of current research among scientists,
science faculty, and teachers through the use of images.

In Science Signaling, you can find Perspective and Review articles, as well as peer-reviewed Teaching Resources for teaching topics or courses in cell signaling. These include lecture notes and slides, syllabi, research projects, experiments, animations, discussions, and online tutorials.

The NAHSEP collection is composed of multidisciplinary aging/health science curricula appropriate for middle and high school students. This includes online tools, informational articles, videos, handouts, quizzes, and more.

Provides teachers of health, biology, and the life sciences with access to a computer network forum through which they can share: activities, resources, information, expert assistance, advice, innovative teaching ideas, and best practices.

Is home to the APSnet Education Center,
which offers both introductory and advanced plant pathology information and
online courses. The site also includes free publications, instructional
materials, and other resources for educators and students.

ASHG highlights exemplary genetics curricula, books, videos, toolkits, tutorials, and web sites. Materials are provided that are appropriate for both teachers and students of all levels of education (K-12, Undergraduate, Graduate, and the General Public).

In Science Collections, you can browse by subject to find Science articles, view special content collections like Netwatch and Books et al., browse the archive of articles from the Science of Aging Knowledge Environment, and find additional Web-only content and supplements to Science's special issues. You can also find links to subject-targeted material from ScienceNOW, the KEs, and Science Careers.

Provides resources through JUNE, The Journal of Undergraduate
Neuroscience Education, an online journal for undergraduate neuroscience faculty that publishes peer-reviewed reports of innovations in undergraduate neuroscience education. JUNE serves as a mechanism for faculty to exchange information regarding topics such as laboratory exercises, new media, curricular considerations, and teaching methods.

BCC actively supports undergraduate biology education through The BioQUEST Library Online which is an ongoing peer-reviewed community publication of modules, software simulations, tools, datasets, and other supporting materials from educators and developers engaged in science education and research.

ASCB is home to BioEDUCATE,an open-access web resource covering cell biology education, as well as iBioSeminars and The Cell: Image Library, which include: cell images, videos, web resources, concept questions, and digitized texts that are freely available for educational and research use.

The Biotechnology Institute publishes a number of educational resources appropriate for teachers of a range of grade levels from upper elementary through high school and community college. Education resources include manuals for biotechnology courses and laboratories, articles from the bi-annual biotechnology teaching magazine, online teacher's guides, and additional activities.

This site contains a variety of microbiology educational and supporting materials for students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, and the general public. You will find information about microorganisms, extremophiles, and extreme habitats, as well as online links providing information about the ecology, diversity, and evolution of micro-organisms.

The focus of the ABLE Collection is to improve the undergraduate biology laboratory experience by promoting the development and dissemination of interesting, innovative, and reliable laboratory exercises.

The APS Archive of Teaching Resources is a collaborative digital library and educator community that can be used by teachers at all levels (K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and professional school) to enhance and supplement their current physiology and life science teaching resources.

The MSMR collection contains K-12 teaching resources focused on understanding medical and animal research. This includes the monthly publication What A Year! that highlights current research discoveries and MSMR Monographs that go in-depth on a variety of topics.